MIAMI, Feb. 8, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) named
Palle Laursen as executive vice
president, head of marine, effective May 1,
2023. Laursen will report to Royal Caribbean Group's
President and CEO Jason Liberty and
will join the company's Executive Committee.
With this newly created position, the company will centralize
its global and brand marine operations functions under Laursen. He
will oversee all marine operations for the company's entire fleet,
as well as strategic oversight of marine operations of its TUI
Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, of which it's a 50% joint-venture
owner.
"It is with great pleasure that we welcome Palle Laursen to the Royal Caribbean Group,"
said Jason Liberty, president and
CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. "Palle has had a long and distinguished
career with Maersk and is a recognized leader in the maritime
industry. With more than 25 years of experience, his direct
technical and operational knowledge will serve our company well,
especially as we continually work to decarbonize our business."
Most recently, Laursen served as chief fleet and technical
officer at A.P. Moller – Maersk and was responsible for its entire
fleet of more than 750 container vessels, 400 chartered vessels and
350 owned vessels as well as chartering, technical management, crew
management, safety and compliance, newbuilding activities and
engineering services. He also led Maersk's effort to have the
entire fleet operating fully carbon neutral by 2040.
Having joined the Maersk Group in early 1998, Laursen has spent
his entire professional career at the Danish shipping company.
Previously, he was vice president and head of Ship Management and
also held several other roles with increasing responsibilities,
including head of technical services, ship engineering and
technical vessel operations.
"This is an exciting time for the Royal Caribbean Group, and I
very much look forward to helping the company deliver the best
vacations in the world, responsibly," said Palle Laursen. "I look forward to joining the
most innovative team in the industry at Royal Caribbean Group and
lead the marine team alongside a team committed to operational
excellence, and environmental stewardship."
Laursen graduated from the Svendborg International Maritime
Academy in Denmark as a marine
engineer and has since completed several executive and leadership
development programs.
About Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) is one of the leading cruise
companies in the world with a global fleet of 64 ships traveling to
approximately 1,000 destinations around the world. Royal Caribbean
Group is the owner and operator of three award winning cruise
brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and
Silversea Cruises and it is also a 50% owner of a joint venture
that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Together, the
brands have an additional 10 ships on order as of December 31, 2022. Learn more at
www.royalcaribbeangroup.com or www.rclinvestor.com.
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